Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 10, 2015
Q1. Against which virus PM Narendra Modi has launched the first indigenously developed and manufactured vaccine on 9th Mar’15?A. Swineflu
B. H1N1
C. Rotavirus
D. HIV
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Rotavirus.
The Rotavirus vaccine will boost efforts to combat infant mortality due to Diarrhoea. Each year, Diarrhoea caused by rotavirus causes 10 lakh hospitalizations and kills nearly 80 thousand children under the age of 5 years.
A. Rajasthan
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Delhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Rajasthan.
A no-confidence motion was passed against him by office bearers of the rival Amin Pathan group in an Extraordinary General Body Meeting in Jaipur.
A. South Korea
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Qatar
D. Bangladesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi customs officers found Son Young Nam, the First Secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Dhaka, trying to smuggle 27 kg of gold into the country on Friday. North Korea is under tight international sanctions that restrict its ability to move money through conventional means.
A. Oomen Chandy
B. N Sakthan
C. G S Chandy
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. N Sakthan.
He is the Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. This was disclosed by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Thiruvananthapuram after a meeting of the Front. He said Speaker's election will be held this week itself. A decision on Deputy Speaker's post will be taken shortly.
A. Mahela Jayawardhane
B. Lasith Malinga
C. Kumar Sangakkara
D. Dilhara Fernando
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Kumar Sangakkara.
The 37-year-old, who has been in prime form in the ongoing World Cup has already announced his retirement from One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty-20 cricket. He became only the second batsman to complete 14,000 runs in the 50-over format.
A. 9th March
B. 10th March
C. 11th March
D. 12th March
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 10th March.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 10th March, 2015.
A. Aizawl
B. Lunglei
C. Champai
D. Saiha
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Name the new schemes launched by the government to promote tourism in India?A. Paryatan
B. Parivartan
C. PRASAD
D. SWADESH DARSHAN
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. PRASAD and D. SWADESH DARSHAN.
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) and SWADESH DARSHAN are the two new schemes of Govt. of India. Under PRASAD, initially, twelve cities namely Amritsar, Ajmer, Amaravati, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Kamakhya, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and Vellankani have been identified for development.
A. Sixth
B. Seventh
C. Eight
D. Tenth
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Eight.
The exercise was conducted under the aegis of Nepalese Army and it had started on 23 February 2015 and concluded at Salijhandi, Nepal.
A. Rajasthan
B. Delhi
C. Goa
D. Kerala
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Kerala.
Kerala won the award for its global multimedia campaign to promote the backwaters of Kerala.
